Grid

Grid options

See how aspects of the Bootstrap grid system work across multiple devices with a handy table.

Extra small devices
Phones (<768px)

Small devices
Tablets (≥768px)

Medium devices
Desktops (≥992px)

Large devices
Desktops (≥1200px)

Grid behavior

Horizontal at all times

Collapsed to start, horizontal above breakpoints

Max container width

None (auto)

750px

970px

1170px

Class prefix

.col-xs-

.col-sm-

.col-md-

.col-lg-

# of columns

12

Max column width

Auto

60px

78px

95px

Gutter width

30px (15px on each side of a column)

Nestable

Yes

Offsets

Yes

Column ordering

Yes

Grid classes apply to devices with screen widths greater than or equal to the breakpoint sizes, and override grid classes targeted at smaller devices. Therefore, applying any
.col-md- class to an element will not only affect its styling on medium devices but also on large devices if a
.col-lg- class is not present.

Example: Stacked-to-horizontal

Using a single set of
.col-md-* grid classes, you can create a default grid system that starts out stacked on mobile devices and tablet devices (the extra small to small range) before becoming horizontal on desktop (medium) devices. Place grid columns in any
.row.

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-1

.col-md-8

.col-md-4

.col-md-4

.col-md-4

.col-md-4

.col-md-6

.col-md-6

Example: Mobile and desktop

Don't want your columns to simply stack in smaller devices? Use the extra small and medium device grid classes by adding
.col-xs-*.col-md-* to your columns. See the example below for a better idea of how it all works.

.col-xs-12 .col-md-8

.col-xs-6 .col-md-4

.col-xs-6 .col-md-4

.col-xs-6 .col-md-4

.col-xs-6 .col-md-4

.col-xs-6

.col-xs-6

Example: Mobile, tablet, desktops

Build on the previous example by creating even more dynamic and powerful layouts with tablet
.col-sm-* classes.

.col-xs-12 .col-sm-6 .col-md-8

.col-xs-6 .col-md-4

.col-xs-6 .col-sm-4

.col-xs-6 .col-sm-4

.col-xs-6 .col-sm-4

Responsive column resets

With the four tiers of grids available you're bound to run into issues where, at certain breakpoints, your columns don't clear quite right as one is taller than the other. To fix that, use a combination of a
.clearfix and our responsive utility classes.

.col-xs-6 .col-sm-3
Resize your viewport or check it out on your phone for an example.

.col-xs-6 .col-sm-3

.col-xs-6 .col-sm-3

.col-xs-6 .col-sm-3

Offsetting columns

Move columns to the right using
.col-md-offset-* classes. These classes increase the left margin of a column by
* columns. For example,
.col-md-offset-4 moves
.col-md-4 over four columns.

.col-md-4

.col-md-4 .col-md-offset-4

.col-md-3 .col-md-offset-3

.col-md-3 .col-md-offset-3

.col-md-6 .col-md-offset-3

Nesting columns

To nest your content with the default grid, add a new
.row and set of
.col-md-* columns within an existing
.col-md-* column. Nested rows should include a set of columns that add up to 12.

Level 1: .col-md-9

Level 2: .col-md-6

Level 2: .col-md-6

Column ordering

Easily change the order of our built-in grid columns with
.col-md-push-* and
.col-md-pull-* modifier classes.